by Brianna Cook While many bills were passed and many were not, the Senate did not reach unanimity regarding Georgia Senate Bill 171—a bill relating to mechanics and materialmen liens, to provide that such liens may attach...
Category: Materialmen’s Lien (enforcement)
New Handbook Updates Georgia’s Lien Laws for 2021
November, 2020
by Mark A. Cobb Those contractors or suppliers who file Claims of Lien against their projects usually understand that filing the materialmen’s lien is the first step to recovering the amount which is owed. Filing the...
by Mark A. Cobb Mechanics’ lien and materialmen’s in Georgia will automatically expire unless the lien claimant takes steps to enforce the lien. Although there are other statutory requirements, the first step to enforce a...
A potential client just called with a wonderful question: he had filed a Claim of Lien in Georgia, but he wanted to know if we would enforce his lien rights even though we did not file his original lien. Yes, is the answer....
Potential clients regularly call us and ask how long a lien lasts in Georgia. As is true in most areas of law, the short answer is “it depends.” Georgia Liens are Valid for One Year: In Georgia, a Claim of Lien is valid...
When a building material supplier has not been paid for labor or materials used on a Georgia construction project, that supplier may place a materialman’s lien against the owner of the improved real property; this is...
by Mark Cobb It would be wonderful to live in a world where a handshake or a person’s word meant something. The Georgia Court of Appeals just handed down a verdict in First Bank of Georgia v. Robertson Grading which will...
Georgia Materialmen’s Lien If you have provided labor, materials, equipment or other services on a construction project AND you have not received payment, then you may be entitled to file a lien under Georgia’s...
by Mark A. Cobb (UPDATED MAY 9, 2013) GOVERNOR SIGNED HB 434 INTO LAW; click here for more information! We love sharing good news about pending changes to Georgia’s lien laws! A couple of weeks ago, we published a blog...